Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (J&A) submitted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Acquisition Management, for a sole-source procurement under 41 U.S.C. §3304(a).

ICE seeks to procure one Nemesis System subscription on a sole-source basis from Child Rescue Coalition (CRC), located at 4530 Conference Way South, Boca Raton, FL 33431. The requirement supports the DHS Cyber Crimes Center (C3) Child Exploitation Investigation Unit (CEIU) and provides advanced data analysis, communication, and intelligence collection tools designed to facilitate investigations of criminal exploitation and sexual abuse of children. The contract type is Firm-Fixed Price with a base year of 12 months and four optional 12-month renewal periods. The funding source is Operation and Support in Fiscal Year 2026 under Solicitation Number 70CMSD26Q00000021. The current Nemesis System is provided under contract 70CMSD23P00000124 with a period of performance from 09/30/2023 through 09/29/2026.

The justification asserts that CRC is the only vendor capable of providing the required Nemesis platform subscription, citing the system's unique functionality for data analysis and investigation support capabilities unavailable from alternative sources. Market research conducted in March and April 2026 confirmed no competing alternatives exist in the private sector or among non-governmental organizations. A notice of intent to solicit from a single source was posted on SAM.gov on August 31, 2026, with no parties expressing interest in the requirement. The document was certified by technical and requirements personnel on August 31, 2026, and approved by the Procuring Activity Advocate for Competition on September 16, 2026.